Eduardo Fajardo

Eduardo Fajardo
Eduardo Martínez Fajardo (14 August 1924 – 4 July 2019) was a Spanish film actor born in Meis (Pontevedra), Spain. He appeared in 183 films, 75 plays and made 2,000 television appearances between 1947 and 2002.
Biography
He was born in Meis, Pontevedra on 14 August 1924, and he raised in Haro and Santander, where he studied Bachillerato. He began his career as a voice actor from 1942 to 1946, and in 1947 he made his film debut in Héroes del 95, directed by Raúl Alfonso. In the 1950s he moved to Mexico, and when he came back to Spain he appeared in spaghetti westerns such as Gli eroi di Fort Worth (1965) by Martin Herbert, and Django (1966) by Sergio Corbucci.
In 2002, he founded Teatro sin barreras in Almeria, in order to help people with disabilities. He started the Almeria Walk of Fame, where he received a star on 11 April 2012 due to his intervention in 7th Cavalry and Django.
Personal life and death
Fajardo was married four times. In Mexico he married twice, one of her with the actress Carmelita González, with whom he bore a daughter, Paloma del Rocío. His others children are José Antonio, Corazón, Lucero, Dusko, Alma and Eduardo.
Fajardo died while vacationing with five of his seven children in Mexico on 4 July 2019 at the age of 94.
Awards
He was honoured by the Diputación de Pontevedra and had been named hijo predilecto del Concello de Meis. In January 2019 he was honoured by the Almería Western Museo del Cine.
Selected filmography
Héroes del 95 (1947) – Enrique de Mendoza
Dulcinea (1947) – Ginés de la Hera
La nao Capitana (1947) – Soldier (uncredited)
Lady in Ermine (1947) – Don Luis Tristán
The Princess of the Ursines (1947) – Capitán emisario
Fuenteovejuna (1947) – Soldado
2 cuentos para 2 (1947) – Franklin Perry
Don Quijote de la Mancha (1947) – Don Fernando
Amanhã Como Hoje (1948) – Capitão
Madness for Love (1948) – Marqués de Villena
Mare Nostrum (1948) – Capitán
The Captain from Loyola (1949)
Currito de la Cruz (1949) – Man at bullring (uncredited)
Noche de Reyes (1949)
Just Any Woman (1949) – Ricardo
The Duchess of Benameji (1949) – Carlos, Marqués de Miraflores
¡El santuario no se rinde! (1949) – Teniente Ramos
Paz (1949) – Voz en radio (voice, uncredited)
El sótano (1949) – Juan Bell
Tempestad en el alma (1950)
Woman to Woman (1950) – Luis
Agustina of Aragon (1950) – Luis Montana
Tres ladrones en la casa (1950) – Felipe
Vendaval (1950) – Coronel Puig Moltó
Reckless (1951) – Mario Santos
The Lioness of Castille (1951) – Tovar
Dawn of America (1951) – Gastón
Cerca de la ciudad (1952) – Antonio
Gloria Mairena (1952) – Paulino Céspedes
The Curious Impertinent (1953) – Bocaccio
Airport (1953) – Espectador (uncredited)
La intrusa (1954) – Raúl Gómez de Fonseca
Tehuantepec (1954)
La engañadora (1955)
Orgullo de mujer (1956) – Ramón Durán
Tizoc (1957) – Arturo
La ciudad de los niños (1957) – Señor Jaime Andrade
Las últimas banderas (1957)
Escuela de rateros (1958) – Eduardo, ladrón de joyas
Macario (1960) – Virrey
La Llorona (1960) – Don Nuño de Montes Claros
Ánimas Trujano (1961) – El Español
Los invisibles (1963) – Jewel Thief
Las hijas del Zorro (1964)
Canción del alma (1964) – Alejandro
Las invencibles (1964)
I due toreri (1965) – Ispettore N.B.
Vengeance of the Vikings (1965) – Olaf
Heroes of Fort Worth (1965) – Col. George Bonnet
A Coffin for the Sheriff (1965) – Russell Murdock
Ringo's Big Night (1966) – Joseph Finley
La ciudad no es para mí (1966) – Dr. Agustín Valverde hijo
Django (1966) – Major Jackson
Agent 3S3: Massacre in the Sun (1966) – Professor Theodore Karleston
Pas de panique (1966) – Lorenzaccio
Missione apocalisse (1966) – Axel
Ringo, the Mark of Vengeance (1966) – Tim
Trap for Seven Spies (1966) – Colonnello Riteau
El aventurero de Guaynas (1966)
Master Stroke (1967) – Mr. Ferrington
Argoman the Fantastic Superman (1967) – Shandra, butler
Seven Pistols for a Massacre (1967) – Tilly
Come rubare un quintale di diamanti in Russia (1967) – Gen. Poniatowski
Il tempo degli avvoltoi (1967) – Don Jaime Mendoza
Gentleman Killer (1967) – Colonel Fernando Ferreras
Killer Adios (1968) – Sam Ringold
Cover Girl (1968) – Maurice Behar
Pistol for a Hundred Coffins (1968) – Acombar
Los flamencos (1968) – Kuis
Go for Broke (1968) – Paco Nuñez
A Stroke of 1000 Millions (1968) – Teopulos
Pistol for a Hundred Coffins (1968) – Chavel, Madman
Uno a uno, sin piedad (1968) – Sheriff Lyman
The Mercenary (1968) – Alfonso García
No le busques tres pies... (1968) – Juan
Tiempos de Chicago (1969) – Captain Harper
Pagó cara su muerte (1969) – Trevor
Bootleggers (1969) – Sir Louis Baymond
El taxi de los conflictos (1969) – Comisario Diéguez
Sharon vestida de rojo (1969) – Matthews
Eagles Over London (1969) – German officer
Cry Chicago (1969) – Dick O'Connor
Cuatro noches de boda (1969) – Miguel
Las nenas del mini-mini (1969) – Padre de Chalo
Homicidios en Chicago (1969) – Arthur
El perfil de Satanás (1969) – Staub
El mesón del gitano (1970) – Jaime
Os cinco Avisos de Satanás (1970) – Leonardo
Shango (1970) – Maj. Droster
Helena y Fernanda (1970)
¿Quién soy yo? (1970) – General Varclano
Viva Cangaceiro (1970) – Governor Branco
Il tuo dolce corpo da uccidere (1970) – Franz Adler
Sabata the Killer (1970) – Mangosta
Apocalypse Joe (1970) – Berg
Compañeros (1970) – Mexican Colonel
Trasplante de un cerebro (1970) – Clifton Reynolds
La araucana (1971) – Virrey Lagasca
Dead Men Ride (1971) – Redfield
Il lungo giorno della violenza (1971) – Juan Cisneros 'Malpelo'
Bad Man's River (1971) – General Duarte
Delusions of Grandeur (1971) – Gen. Huerta Un Grand d'Espagne
Long Live Your Death (1971) – Gen. Huerta
The Two Faces of Fear (1972) – Luisi
La mansión de la niebla (1972) – Mr. Tremont
Sonny and Jed (1972) – Don García Moreno
Knife of Ice (1972) – Marcos
Fuenteovejuna (1972)
Sting of the West (1972) – Grant
What Am I Doing in the Middle of the Revolution? (1972) – Herrero
La redada (1973) – El Conde
The Scarlet Letter (1973)
The Killer with a Thousand Eyes (1973) – Costa
No es bueno que el hombre esté solo (1973) – Don Alfonso
Fuzzy the Hero (1973) – Cogan
The Lonely Woman (1973) – Lawyer
Ricco the Mean Machine (1973) – Cyrano
Counselor at Crime (1973) – Calogero Vezza (uncredited)
Yankee Dudler (1973) – Henry
The Three Musketeers of the West (1973) – Horatio Maurice DeLuc
Lisa and the Devil (1973) – Francis Lehar
La hiena (1973) – Capitán Steven
Una chica y un señor (1974) – Médico
El último viaje (1974) – Comisario Mendoza
¿... Y el prójimo? (1974) – Vicente
The Four Musketeers (1974)
Siete chacales (1974)
El último proceso en París (1974) – Mr. Dupont
The Killer Must Kill Again (1975) – Inspector
Evil Eye (1975) – Walter, the majordomo
La cruz del diablo (1975) – Enrique Carrillo
Lisa and the Devil (1975) – Francis Lehar
(1975) – Dynamite Dick
Convoy Buddies (1975) – Monsieur Le Renard
Juego sucio en Panamá (1975) – Edward
Las adolescentes (1975) – Ana's Father
Docteur Justice (1975) – Dr. Alverio
El socarrón (1975)
Guapa, rica y... especial (1976) – Don Arístides
La ragazza dalla pelle di corallo (1976) – Barrymore
Storia di arcieri, pugni e occhi neri (1976) – Baron / Duke of Sherwood
Lucecita (1976)
Las marginadas (1977) – Don Fernando
La llamada del sexo (1977) – Sr. Montero
El despertar de los sentidos (1977) – Juan
Espectro (Más allá del fin del mundo) (1978) – Profesor Antón del Valle
Venus de fuego (1978) – Padre de Alberto
Polvos mágicos (1979) – Leandro
The Shark Hunter (1979) – Il capitano Gómez
Tres mujeres de hoy (1980) – Rafael
Nightmare City (1980) – Dr. Kramer
El niño de su mamá (1980) – Enrique
Buitres sobre la ciudad (1981) – Bonardis
Asalto al casino (1981) – Director of Security
El lago de las vírgenes (1982) – Sebastián
Oasis of the Zombies (1982) – Colonel Kurt Meitzell
La vida, el amor y la muerte (1982)
Vatican Conspiracy (1982) – Rettore
Pájaros de ciudad (1983)
Hundra (1983) – Chieftain
Exterminators of the Year 3000 (1983) – Senator
Yellow Hair and the Fortress of Gold (1984) – Man-Who-Knows
Café, coca y puro (1985) – Tío de Pablo
Bangkok, cita con la muerte (1985) – Flanagan
Mordiendo la vida (1986) – Don Ricardo
Esto es un atraco (1987) – Ramón
Fratello dello spazio (1988) – General Bradley
References
External links
1924 births
2019 deaths
20th-century Spanish male actors
Spanish male film actors
People from Pontevedra
Male Spaghetti Western actors